Ray Bandar
Ray Bandar (born 1928[1]) is a scientist, researcher, teacher, naturalist, and artist living in the San Francisco, California area. He has collected more than 7,000 bone specimens, primarily skulls, from animals across the world.[2] He is legally authorized to gather specimens under the permits of the California Academy of Sciences and his collection is eventually to be inherited by the Academy.[3]
From May–November 2014 the California Academy of Sciences had an exhibit named "Skulls". This exhibit displayed many skulls from the Ray Bandar collection as well as highlighting a bone cleaning technique using flesh eating beetles, and compared bones from various species to learn more about an animals’ history and their evolution and how environmental changes such as pollution and disease have effected them.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/The-Bone-Collector-Ray-Bandar-who-has-2622427.php (author Patricia Yollin)and public television program KVIE Natural Heroes Ray Bandar,. A Life with Skulls #411.
- ↑ Yollin, Patricia (2007-01-20). "The Bone Collector". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ "A Man for All Skulls article on Bandar's work". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
- ↑ Gereben, Janos. "Skulls head nifty Academy of Sciences show". San Francisco Examiner. The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
External links
- Shelf Life A short documentary about Bandar and his wife of 50 years, Alkmene Bandar. Directed by Don Bernier, produced by mimetic media.
- Ray Bandar: A Life With Skulls A documentary film by about Bandar's work, directed by Beth Cataldo.
- Filmworks XVII Soundtrack to "Ray Bandar: A Life With Skulls" by composer John Zorn.